Study overviews

Epidemiological studies of low and radio frequency exposure on children's health comprise the following studies:

Epidemiological studies on the effects of low and radio frequency on children

336 studies in total
  1. 134 studies
  2. 89 studies
  3. 87 studies
  4. 68 studies
  5. 32 studies
  6. 20 studies
  7. 19 studies

Leukemia

134 studies in total
  1. 112 studies
  2. 19 studies
  3. 5 studies
  4. one study
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Urquhart JD et al. 1991 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1968 - 1986 UK childhood leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma microwaves, residential, also other exposures without EMF
Selvin S et al. 1992 - men, women, children, 0–20 years 1973 - 1988 USA childhood lymphoma, childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor microwaves
Hocking B et al. 1996 ecological study men, women, children, 0–80 years 1972 - 1990 Australia leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), AM radio transmitters, residential
Park SK et al. 2004 ecological study men, women, children 1994 - 1995 South Korea leukemia and malignant lymphoma, brain tumor, female breast cancer and male breast cancer, all cancer, childhood leukemia AM radio transmitters, residential
Michelozzi P et al. 2002 ecological study men, women, children, ≥ 0 years 1987 - 1999 Italy leukemia, childhood leukemia Radio/TV transmitter, FM broadcast (UKW), AM radio transmitters, SW broadcast (KW), residential
Smulevich VB et al. 1999 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1986 - 1988 Russia leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer radar, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Merzenich H et al. 2008 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1984 - 2003 West Germany lymphoid leukemia, myeloid leukemia RF field, TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), AM radio transmitters, residential
Schmiedel S et al. 2009 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1984 - 2003 West Germany lymphoid leukemia, myeloid leukemia RF field, TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), AM radio transmitters, residential
Hocking B et al. 2003 ecological study children 1972 - 1993 Australia survival for all childhood leukemias and for acute lymphatic leukemia TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), residential